Does the thought of winter flying put a knot in your stomach? It doesn’t have to be that way. Come take part in an informative FAASTeam seminar on winter flying, untie that knot, then fill it with some of the best chili around. It’s the Southern Maine Aviation Seminar and Chili Cookoff at 10 a.m. […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Flying Musicians flee cold for Sebring sun
The Flying Musicians Association will feature FMA Solo Scholarship recipient Drew Medina on Saturday, Jan. 23, in Sebring, Florida, at the annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, which kicks off Wednesday Jan. 20 and runs through Saturday. “U.S. Sport Aviation Expo is proud to support FMA and the passion they bring to the blending of music […]
SUN ‘n FUN to honor armed forces
LAKELAND, Florida — The theme for the 42nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, slated for April 5-10, is Honoring Our Armed Forces. The fly-in is SUN ‘n FUN’s largest fundraiser for the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE), a 25-acre, 11 building campus dedicated to aerospace and STEM education. Approximately 200,000 guests, exhibitors, volunteers, […]
The Drone Experience to be featured at MODAERO
CONROE, Texas — NextGen Aero, organizers of the MODAERO #NextGen Aviation Festival, have partnered with the organizers of this year’s F3Expo to produce “The Drone Experience at MODAERO.” MODAERO’s founder, Brian Columbus, initiated the partnership after witnessing F3Expo’s events at the Inaugural F3Expo in Atlanta. “We were blown away by the quality of their event and knew […]
An airshow in paradise
A hot, humid, partly cloudy day in paradise awaited the thousands of Hawaii airshow fans who came out for the Sunday showing of the Kaneohe Bay Airshow held at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. Held Oct. 17-18, total attendance topped 100,000. One reason for the crowds was the appearance of the Blue […]
New pilots join Red Bull Air Race Challenger Cup
The 2016 Red Bull Air Race Challenger Cup will have three new contenders in the eight-pilot field, including Mélanie Astles, a five-time French aerobatic champion who has earned top 10 rankings at World and European levels. She is the first woman to compete in the sport. Astles will compete against fellow debutants UK’s Ben Murphy and […]
Top air show performers commit to AirVenture 2016
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Some of the world’s top air show performers have made their commitments to fly at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 fly-in, slated for July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Among the performers and aircraft already committed to Oshkosh in 2016 are: AeroShell Aerobatic Team (T-6s) Luca Bertossio […]
Picture of the day: Morning latte
Gary Lanthrum sent in this photo, explaining: “This is me enjoying my morning latte at the High Sierra Fly-in. Flying a Maule gives me enough hauling capacity that I bring an espresso machine on my airplane camping trips.” “This fly-in was held on the Dead Cow dry lakebed in northwest Nevada on Oct. 22-25 this year […]
Sebring LSA Expo gears up
In just two weeks, the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo will open its gates Jan. 20 for its 12th annual run. With the Expo NOTAM released, pilots can begin their flight planning. More than 140 exhibitors are expected to display a variety of aircraft and aviation supplies, while more than 60 educational forums offered during the four days of […]